Global platform for managing subscriber identity modules

Abstract

A method of operating a mobile wireless network comprising: receiving, by a provisioning server, a signal from a mobile wireless network specifying a location of a first mobile device having a first International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and operating in the mobile wireless network under a first condition, the mobile wireless network including a plurality of mobile switching centers (MSCs) and a plurality of mobile devices operating in the mobile wireless network; provisioning the first IMSI in the first HLR based on a state transition rule from a first provisioning state to a second provisioning state; provisioning a second IMSI in the first HLR based on the state transition rule from a third provisioning state to the first provisioning state; and transmitting data identifying the second IMSI to the first mobile device to allow the first mobile device to operate in the mobile wireless network under a second condition.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for wireless communication provisioning of a wireless communication device operating in a carrier network including at least one carrier tower comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:   receive a carrier network authentication request or a call detail record (CDR) associated with one or more identifiers;   determine a current provisioning state associated with the one or more identifiers;   determine a next provisioning state associated with the one or more identifiers;   determine a state transition rule associated with the one or more identifiers wherein the state transition rule defines a transition between the current provisioning state and the next provisioning state;   determine a provisioning instruction according to an occurrence of a transition condition and an application of the state transition rule utilizing at least one of the carrier network authentication request or the CDR; and   transmit the provisioning instruction to at least one of an Authentication Center (AuC), a Home Location Register (HLR), a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), a Billing system, or an Authentication Authorization Accounting (AAA) system according to the state transition rule.